I had a really nice keyboard that I was quite attached to...was gunky to the max, so I decided to clean it. I took a picture of it with the digital camera, then completely disassembled the keyboard...each key came out fairly easily, dumped them all into a bowl of dishwashing liquid and water to soak, washed both half's of the board with soap and water. Washed each piece individually...gunk was stuck like a real muther, let it all dry...used the digital camera photo for reference and put it back together...took maybe an hour...drying time was the longest....and yes the spring clips are odd, but after close inspection...are not really all that bad to reinstall.
Then some children that are not related to me, but related to my wife...{in-laws, would be the proper address, but I usually refer to them as "Those Bastards"}....dumped a whole can of Coke-A-Fuc'N-Cola into the keyboard. Which I might have been able to save...but they continued to use the board...then when the computer finally failed...they tried restarting it over and over and over....
I loved that board....I also loved my computer....Zzzztttttttttt!!!!!!
2PacksAday wrote:I had a really nice keyboard that I was quite attached to...was gunky to the max, so I decided to clean it. I took a picture of it with the digital camera, then completely disassembled the keyboard...each key came out fairly easily, dumped them all into a bowl of dishwashing liquid and water to soak, washed both half's of the board with soap and water. Washed each piece individually...gunk was stuck like a real muther, let it all dry...used the digital camera photo for reference and put it back together...took maybe an hour...drying time was the longest....and yes the spring clips are odd, but after close inspection...are not really all that bad to reinstall.
Then some children that are not related to me, but related to my wife...{in-laws, would be the proper address, but I usually refer to them as "Those Bastards"}....dumped a whole can of Coke-A-Fuc'N-Cola into the keyboard. Which I might have been able to save...but they continued to use the board...then when the computer finally failed...they tried restarting it over and over and over....
I loved that board....I also loved my computer....Zzzztttttttttt!!!!!!
Awwwww......hugs.
So..you'd be coming down on the side of throw it away?
Sorry, I got sidetracked...
After the cleaning it worked perfectly, and it was...maybe a year or longer until the Coke mishap.
Clean it, you're a smart bunny...I have faith.
aaawwww how cute, edgar.
Is he peeing on the laptop?
We just had dinner with my best friends.
A couple of weeks ago, M.A. walked into her office and noticed a streak running down her monitor.
On closer examination, the streak led to evidence of cat vomit in the keyboard.
The lovely little Siamese Jasper, beloved by all, regularly sits on a towel on top of the monitor, and feeling unwell that afternoon ...
M.A. unplugged the keyboard, rinsed it under the tap til it was clean, left it upside down on a towel for three or four days to dry out, and plugged it back in.
She says all is well, but doesn't think she'd try taking the keyboard apart.
Cat urine in the monitor is worse....
ehBeth wrote:We just had dinner with my best friends.
A couple of weeks ago, M.A. walked into her office and noticed a streak running down her monitor.
On closer examination, the streak led to evidence of cat vomit in the keyboard.
The lovely little Siamese Jasper, beloved by all, regularly sits on a towel on top of the monitor, and feeling unwell that afternoon ...
M.A. unplugged the keyboard, rinsed it under the tap til it was clean, left it upside down on a towel for three or four days to dry out, and plugged it back in.
She says all is well, but doesn't think she'd try taking the keyboard apart.
Well...that is what I wonderid in the beginning...if I could WASH the damn thing, once it was unplugged!
M.A.'s comments - (1) the guck has to still be liquid - entrenched solids won't (kinda obviously) rinse away - (2) she thought that a gentle hand wash with a wand sprayer was best
(what kinda dinner party is it when you're discussing cat vomit in the computer keyboard?)
First day back at work...
While I was away, my replacement changed the keys back...
How boring!
tings a bit slow in da city of churches, Deb?
margo wrote:tings a bit slow in da city of churches, Deb?
Nope.
I was at work...and on duty, so I was stuck in a little room...only people seem to be too moribund to abuse their kids, so business was exceedingly slow.
Not that I am complaining!!!!
And patiodawg was around to tease and all.
Last night I spilled an entire glass of white wine into the keyboard. (Don't ask....and no, I wasn't inebriated).
I laid it upside down on a towel all night, to drip dry.
It appears to be working!!!!!!
- Even the hyphen!!!
I think my keyboards are suicidal....
dlowan wrote:Last.night.I.spilled.an.entire.glass.of.white.wine.into.the.keyboard.(Don't.ask....and.no,I.wasn't.inebriated).
I.laid.it.upside.dowm.om.a.towel.all.might,to.drip.dry.
It.appears.to.be.workimg!!!!!!
.Evem.the.hyphem!!!
I.thimk.my.keyboards are suicidal....
I wonder how an upside down keyboard in Australia looks alike ...
... how did you force the keyboard to swallow the Aspirin, you said?
Walter Hinteler wrote:dlowan wrote:Last.night.I.spilled.an.entire.glass.of.white.wine.into.the.keyboard.(Don't.ask....and.no,I.wasn't.inebriated).
I.laid.it.upside.dowm.om.a.towel.all.might,to.drip.dry.
It.appears.to.be.workimg!!!!!!
.Evem.the.hyphem!!!
I.thimk.my.keyboards are suicidal....
I wonder how an upside down keyboard in Australia looks alike ...
... how did you force the keyboard to swallow the Aspirin, you said?
It is now right way up...thankee.
I did not attempt to give it any analgaesia.
